**How can you care?** 'Because I choose to.' **You make it sound so simple.** 'That's because it is simple. Hard sometimes, but simple.'

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Got this from Janice, and it sums up my feelings on about 75% of the people who call themselves Christian.

An honest man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busyboulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.

He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could havebeaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration asshe missed her chance to get through the intersection. As she was still inmid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of avery serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car withher hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched,finger printed, photographed and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened thedoor. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officerwas waiting with her personal effects.

He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind yourcar while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you,and cussing a blue streak at him. "I noticed the 'Choose Life' licenseplate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me toSunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblemon the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."